The robbery led to an upgraded charge of capital murder against Deryl Dedmon, 18, who is accused of driving the truck that hit James Craig Anderson, 49, on June 26 in front of a motel on Ellis Avenue, prosecutors said.

Anderson's family said investigators told them that the robbery happened during the initial attack on Anderson, before he was hit by the truck.

John Aaron Rice, 18, is charged with aggravated assault in the case. Prosecutors said surveillance video shows Rice and Dedmon beating Anderson before he was killed. Rice is free from jail on a $5,000 bond. Dedmon has been denied bond.